Monte Everest - Ruta de Aventura

The excitement is electrifying as your plane touches down at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. Once you’ve cleared passport control and picked up your luggage, you will be met by your personal representative of Buddha Treks & Expedition and taken to your hotel to relax after your long flight. There will be free time to explore around your hotel in the heart of Thamel, the tourist capital of Nepal.

Overnight: Hotel

Morning: Visit the Great Stupa of Swayamvu, Ananda-Kuti Vihar, Patan Durbar Square for Golden Gate, Golden Window, Taleju Bhawani Chowk, Malla King Statue, Royal Bath, Titanic Bell, Mangal Bazaar, Hiranya-Barna Monastery. Lunch break. Afternoon lunch: visit Kathmandu Durbar Square which includes Hanuman Dhoka, Taleju Bhawani Temple, Malla King Statue, Titanic Bell, Gaddi Baithak (Hall of Audience), Nine-Storey Basantapur Palace, Kasthamandap Wooden Pagoda, Ashok Binayak Temple, Stone Image of Garud and Kumari House of the Chaste Virgin Living Goddess.

Duration of Sightseeing: 6 horas
Overnight: Hotel
Meal plan: desayuno

Breakfast at Hotel and transfer to Kathmandu domestic airport depends on Kathmandu – Lukla flight schedule. It is approx. 30 minutes flight over the hilly region. Lukla, gateway of homeland of sherpas, Khumbu, Mt. Everest. Trekking journey starts from Lukla. After short walking from Lukla passes through small settlement, farming terraces streams to arrive Phakding, a pleasant Sherpa village on the bank of river.

Trekking duration: approx. 4 hours.
Accommodation in: Teahouse.
Meal includes: Breakfast, lunch and dinner with tea or coffee without other drinks.

The trail from Phakding continues north up the Dudh Kosi valley to Jorsale, where the trail officially enters the Sagarmatha National Park. Continue along the trail and cross the Bhote Kosi River and climb steeply to Namche Bazaar 3500 m. Remember to look out for first glimpses of Mt. Everest from trail before arrive Namche Bazaar is a commercial town of Khumbu.

Trekking duration: approx. 5 hours
Overnight at: Teahouse.
Meal includes: Breakfast, lunch and dinner with tea or coffee without other drinks.

A rest day in Namche Bazaar for acclimatization. This town, the hub of Sherpa society, is the administrative centre of the Khumbu region and has a police checkpost (trekkers must register there), the headquarters of the Sagarmatha National Park, a bank, several shops selling items of every description and a proliferation of Sherpa inns. Optional hiking toward Thame or day hike toward Syangboche and return to Namche Bazaar.

Overnight at: Teahouse.
Meal includes: Breakfast, lunch and dinner with tea or coffee without other drinks.

After a day’s acclimatization at Namche Bazzar, back to on trek again today as journey continues towards Mt. Everest. The journey starts with some easy walking as the path contours around the valley before climbing again to reach the village of Tengboche. This is a relatively normal day's trekking and leisure at Tyangboche to visit the Tyangboche Monastery in the evening prayer ceremony.

Trekking duration: approx. 5 hours
Overnight at: Teahouse.
Meal includes: Breakfast, lunch and dinner with tea or coffee without other drinks.

There is an excellence view from Tyangboche at the time of sunrise watching the sunrises behind Ama Dablam casting its light over Everest. Approx.one and half hour walking through stunning scenery reaches to Pangboche. The trek continues though more beautiful scenery before leaving the tree-line behind and the scenery become more barren and rugged as reaches the domain of the high mountains and arrive at Dingboche nestled below the towering giant of Ama Dablam.

Trekking duration: approx. 6 hours
Overnight at: Teahouse.
Meal includes: Breakfast, lunch and dinner with tea or coffee without other drinks.

Another acclimatization day to spend at leisure in Dingboche. There are a number of excursions which can be taken on this day such as an ascent of the ridge which stands behind Dingboche or the trek up the Imja Khola valley to Chukhung. Overnight at teahouse.

Overnight at: Teahouse.
Meal includes: Breakfast, lunch and dinner with tea or coffee without other drinks.

From Dingboche the trail leads east towards the very head of the Imja Khola valley to bring you to the few scattered stone huts (some operating as tea-houses in the high season) at Chukhung. To the south is a superb close view of Ama Dablam and to the north the massive walls of the Nuptse ridge and the south face of Lhotse.

Trekking duration: approx. 5 hours
Overnight at: Teahouse.
Meal includes: Breakfast, lunch and dinner with tea or coffee without other drinks.

Today we climb the first of our mountain passes: Kongma La (elev. 5500 m/18,045 ft.). The trek is steep as we climb upwards to reach the pass. The scenery is incredible as we look at the high ridges that show off the area. There are spectacular views of Mt. Pumori and Nuptse, as well as the Khumbu glacier. We proceed downhill to reach the village of Lobuche, nestled deep in the high peaks of the Everest region. In the evening we will spend the night in a tea house.

Trekking duration: approx. 7 hours
Overnight at: Teahouse.
Meal includes: Breakfast, lunch and dinner with tea or coffee without other drinks.

Our journey is shorter today, but we are gaining in elevation. Our destination is Gorakshep, the final place to stay before reaching Everest Base Camp (EBC). The trail follows a rocky moraine. The vegetation here is low lying juniper bushes. Gorakshep is known for its stunning sunsets over the high Himalayas. From here, we can see the following mountains: Pumori (elev. 7,145 m), Lingtren (elev. 6,697 m), Nuptse (elev. 7,745 m), Everest (elev. 8,848 m), Trekking time today is around four hours. Once you reach the tea house at Gorakshep. After hike to Everest Base Camp, at 5.350m in height. In the Base Camp of Everest, the incentive is to walk in front of the mythical waterfall of the Khumbu, a wonderful staggering of large cracks and seracs and return to Gorapshep.

Trekking duration: approx. 6 hours
Overnight at: Teahouse.
Meal includes: Breakfast, lunch and dinner with tea or coffee without other drinks.

We will ascend to the well-known Kala Patthar hill, at an altitude of 5,545m. It is an exhausting day. A hike to Kalapatthar is excellence experience to enjoy view of outstanding panorama of Himalayas crowned by world’s highest peak Mt. Everest. Other neighboring Himalayas are Lhotse, Nuptse, Pumori and many more. Sunrises over the snowy peaks turn the color of superb in Golden. It is lifetime experience of holiday. After the visit to the Kala Patthar we will descend to Gorak Shep and we will take breakfast. After breakfast we start return trip from Gorap shep to Lukla. We follow trail that we have taken to arrive Gorap shep from Lobuche. We will experience different landscape while returning Lobuche. It is where we spend overnight before we ascend to Gorapshep.

Trekking duration: approx. 6 hours
Overnight at: Teahouse.
Meal includes: Breakfast, lunch and dinner with tea or coffee without other drinks.

We collect our backpacks and after breakfast set off once more on the trail. We are working our way toward the Gokyo Valley, a place known for its awesome alpine beauty. We are on our way, travelling beside the steep north face of Mt. Cholatse. All along the way are the most amazing views of the snow-capped peaks. Our destination is a tea house at Dhzongla Village.

Trekking duration: approx. 5 hours
Overnight at: Teahouse.
Meal includes: Breakfast, lunch and dinner with tea or coffee without other drinks.

Today we climb our second-high pass. Cho-La Pass is 5320 meters/17,454 and separates the Everest watershed from Mt. Cho-Oyo. This second mountain is the 6th highest mountain in the world with an elevation of 8,201 meters. It has recently become a popular climbing peak and is considered the easiest to climb of the 14 8000+ meter peaks in the world. It is a majestic mountain to behold. When we reach the top of Cho-La Pass, we will see a new set of mountains as well as new glaciers. From there, we drop into the Gokyo Valley with its turquoise mountain lakes. Our destination is a small Sherpa village known as Thangnak where we will find lodging in a small tea house.

Trekking duration: approx. 6 hours
Overnight at: Teahouse.
Meal includes: Breakfast, lunch and dinner with tea or coffee without other drinks.

Gokyo is the main village in this very picturesque valley in eastern Nepal. Here we find several beautiful lakes and can see Siberian ducks swimming in ice-cold waters. It is a shorter walk today, around 4 – 5 hours to reach Gokyo. In the late afternoon, we can view an amazing sunset from Mt. Gokyo Ri (elev. 5400 m) or simply relax after climbing Cho-La Pass the day before. We will spend two nights in Gokyo village.

Trekking duration: approx. 4 hours
Overnight at: Teahouse.
Meal includes: Breakfast, lunch and dinner with tea or coffee without other drinks.

It seems like everyone wants to go to EBC, but once they discover Gokyo, it quickly becomes their favorite place in the Everest region. From here, you can see four 8000+ meter peaks when we ascend to the top of Mt. Gokyo Ri. There are many other major peaks, plus hundreds of mountains that don’t even have a name capped with snow. If you climbed Gokyo Ri the day before, you can take time to explore the Gokyo lakes as well as to walk about this picturesque village. One sight not to miss is Ngazumpa Glacier, the largest in Nepal. It’s your day to discover the mystery and beauty of Gokyo and its amazing valley!

Trekking duration: approx. 3 hours
Overnight at: Teahouse.
Meal includes: Breakfast, lunch and dinner with tea or coffee without other drinks.

To leave the Gokyo Valley, we must cross our final high-altitude pass: Renjo-La. It’s our second highest pass at 5400 meters. Renjo-La is a challenging pass with incredible views of not only the snowcapped mountains, but also Tibet to the north. This was the traditional route for ancient traders going to and from Tibet, with their wooly yaks laden with goods. It will take us around 6 – 7 hours to reach our tea house at the little village of Langden.

Trekking duration: approx. 6 hours
Overnight at: Teahouse.
Meal includes: Breakfast, lunch and dinner with tea or coffee without other drinks.

We are now on our return trip, and our journey returns below the tree line. We see dense forests once more with pine and rhododendron with monkeys playing in the trees. Our destination is the colourful village of Namche Bazaar. It is about a 5 – 6-hour journey, giving us time to do any last-minute shopping for local handicrafts. There are bakeries and restaurants here in Namche Bazaar, so if you’re tired of your daily dhal bhat for dinner, you can find some different entrees this evening!

Trekking duration: approx. 5 hours
Overnight at: Teahouse.
Meal includes: Breakfast, lunch and dinner with tea or coffee without other drinks.

Return trek from Namche Bazaar - Lukla approximately 6 hours trekking along with long descend to river and follow the river to Lukla.

Trekking duration: approx. 6 hours
Overnight at: Teahouse.
Meal includes: Breakfast, lunch and dinner with tea or coffee without other drinks.

Breakfast teahouse and walk to Lukla Airport to catch flight Lukla – Kathmandu. Once again chances to enjoy this great flight, offers spectacular view of Himalayas in clear day. Arrival at Kathmandu after 35 minutes flight. Transfer to Hotel. Free day. Accommodation in Hotel on B. B. Plan.

Morning: Visit Bhadgaon explore Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Golden Gate, King Malla Statue, Fifty-Five Windowed Palace, Taleju Bhawani Temple, Titanic Bell, Toumadhi Square with NYATAPOUL Pagoda, Bhairav Temple, Pottery Square, Datta-Traya Square with Pujari-Math Temple and Peacock Window, Industrial Estate. Lunch at Bhaktapur. Visit Boudhanath Stupa at Tibet Town, Charumati Shrine at Chabahil and Pashupati Nath Temple in Devpattan by the holy Bagmati River.

Duration of Sightseeing: 6 horas
Overnight: Hotel
Meal plan: breakfast

Breakfast at Hotel and free time. Transfer to Kathmandu airport according to your departure schedule. Departure from Kathmandu.